Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-15
4 Tradgedy.

hearts and making withere,l leaves out of all the fond hope and gold en dreams and high aspirations of young lives. A distressing case was made public recently m New. ark, the narrowing details being given tn the words of the estrang ed ones, who sat in tho Newark opera house eating caramels and saying cruel things to each other during the play. She began 1t. 1 "You did, too," she said, with 1 great sob. It wouldn't have been any kind of a lOvers' quarrel with. out numerous ''great sobs' ! brought into it. 7
 "Now. Bessie," moaned the ago. nized ninety pounds of lover and high collar.
 "You needn't deny it," said Bes. sic coldly.
 Bessie, 1 never in all-" i "YOu did. Mamie Blank told me that she saw yOu." i "Saw me whatT'
 ss "Saw you flirting with that hor' rid Hattie Marsh" rt t4.s.
 "Hattio Marshf Bah. Now, Bessie, you know perfectly we'll !. that I doa't care a s,'ap of my fi"- ger for Hattie Marsh"
 "NO; it looks as it yo0 didn't flirting with her every time she crosses your path" i' "Now, Bessie, you know just as we'll as-' +"
 "Oh, yes, I know all abont it, Mir, LOunie Marshall" ei ? q "Nuw, Bessie, don't talk that way" .fst+t .a5.sh l1 "l will too" iH Fe< ?, a"f}essie." 3t T '.I don't care, Lon; it is,'t right, {, and Pm not going to play seco''d fiddle to anybody" ''F "l "Nobotiy wants you to, desrie.' ail "NO! It looks as if they didn't, must say" @th i 'tt r 'sWeI. now, Bessie, what it l go mad and said cruel things be- cause you flirted little with Ben die Dean Or-' 13en Dean! I wouldn't wipe my feet on Ben Dean." r'
 "You used to like him" z "Lon Marshall, I'll never speak to you again as long as 1 live and breathe it you ever mention that ! hOrr,d affair again, l hate Ben Dean."
 ' "I know it, darling, and l dctest Hattie Marsh" i'''a o' z "Yes, you do." '' Y "Indeed, I dO." H'7t1 '" s't "Yes, over your left shoulder " 7 "NOw, Bessie. '-j' ] Mf yon want your rim: hack again, Lon Marshall, all you've got tO do is to aay so.'. '.' 'r-s | 70, Bessie!'' H..' 'ei
 "I mean just exactly what l say, sir, every word of it." '" :" "Bessie, Bessie" '"' +' "I can manage to live without you, Lon Marshall! And if you think Pm one of the Rough on Rats kind of girls you're badly left, that's all." i'r I'H
 "Now, Bess,e, you know l nev- 2 "If you were a gentleman sir--'' lit Bessie, this is too much.'
 "If you don't like 1t you can lump it, sir! I'll let you know that you can't twist me around your finger. Do you want yonr ring?'
 "You know 1 don't, Bessie."
 Well you csuld have it mighty quick if you did.' a
 At last the worm turns, and says acridly: "Very well, Miss NWhitford, just us you please about it."
 "Why, Lon." e. q II have done all that gentle man could do to-"
 Now, Lon, 1 vas only joking"
 'lt is no joking matter, where One's affections are concerned. Pve tried to be a gentleman Of my word with you, but" 70 Lon, hush" "NO, Bessie, we had better un. :, de rstand each other right here. ll we quarrel so now, what would it be when"
 "Oh, LOnnie, was only"
 "YOu were wOunding me cruelty, Bessie, and T."
 70 LOnniev
 "It you really desire everything to come to all end between us, am too much of a gentleman to- "
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